The Transit Commission met 03/22/2022. They received a brief update regarding the Valley Transit II service. This is curb to curb transportation service, provided by a contracted company Running, Inc, to elderly and disabled individuals who are unable to use the fixe route bus system. […]
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Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald Talks About His Desire To Turn Downtown Transit Center Into A Mixed Use Facility With Housing And A Daycare Center
The Transit Commission met 03/22/2022. One of the information items they discussed was the Valley Transit Center Needs Assessment. Valley Transit General Manager Ron McDonald expressed a desire for the downtown transit center to be completely rebuilt with a transit center on the first floor […]
Transit Commission Meeting 03/22/2022 – Will Vote On Purchasing New Support Vehicle, Receive Update On Valley Transit II Services
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 03/22/2022 at 3PM. The two action items are the approval of payments and a request to approve recommendation for a Valley Transit support vehicle. Per the memo to the commission, “staff is required to provide support services on […]
Transit Commission Receives Update Regarding On-Time Performance Of Valley Transit II Services
I’m going to start this post out by letting everybody know that Valley Transit and Running Inc could really use some more drivers for their Valley Transit II services. These are curb to curb transportation services provided for elderly and disabled individuals who are unable […]
Transit Commission Meeting 02/21/2022 – 2021 Year End Fixed Route Ridership Numbers Lower Than 2020 Numbers
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 02/22/2022 at 3PM. The one action item is the approval of payments for December and January. Information items include a review of the January income statements, a review of the ridership and revenue for December and January, and […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 01/25/2022 – Will Review November Ridership Numbers And Receive Update On Whittman Avenue Facility Project
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 01/17/2022 at 3:00PM. They have only one action item which is the approval of the November 2021 payments, but they do have a number of information items. They will be receiving the Ridership and Revenue report for November […]
Transit Commission Meeting 10/07/2021 – Ridership Numbers As Of October Still Lower Than 2020 Numbers
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 12/07/2021 at 3PM. They will be voting on 3 intermunicipal agreements for specialized transportation services and 1 intermunicipal agreement for Dial-A-Ride Service for 2022. They will also be voting to certify the Public Transportation Agency Safety Plan and […]
Fox Cities Transit Commission Meeting 10/12/2021 – Will Review 2022 Budget; 90% of 2022 Revenue Expected To Come From Federal Grants And State Aid
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 10/12/2021 at 3PM. Outside of the monthly approval of payments, the commission will also be voting on awarding the Outagamie County rural service contract to Running Inc as well as approving a change in the Agency Ticket rate […]
Transit Commission Meeting 08/24/2021 – Will Vote On Northern Winnebago Dial-A-Ride Contract And Review Financial and Ridership Reports
The Fox Cities Transit Commission is meeting 08/24/2021 at 3PM. Outside of the monthly approval of payments, the only other action item is a request to aware the Northern Winnebago Dial-A-Ride contract to Running Inc. Although Running Inc’s per ride rate was higher than the […]
Transit Commission Approves Bus Route Schedule Changes – By The End Of August, All Routes Other Than Route 9 Will Run On An Hourly Schedule
The Fox Cities Transit Commission met on 07/27/2021. The largest portion of the meeting was the discussion around and vote on the schedule changes that General Manager Ron McDonald had proposed as a way to handle lower ridership numbers and a shortage of bus drivers. […]